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AP Sports WriterJazz G Mitchell has left foot bruise, uncertain for Game 2By CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has a left foot bruise and his status is uncertain for Game 2 of the Western Conference playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.Mitchell left Oklahoma...

AP Sports WriterIrving doesn't mention LeBron in his goodbye to ClevelandBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Kyrie Irving did not mention LeBron James, now his former teammate, while thanking Cleveland fans after his trade to Boston was finalized.Irving, who is now officially a member of the Celtics after the teams...

Celtics' Kyrie Irving to visit reservation in North DakotaBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is set to visit the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, where his late mother was once part of the tribe.The Rapid City Journal reports that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will hold a...

Associated PressMom shouts at suspect: 'How could you have murdered my son?'By ADRIAN SAINZMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The mother of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright stood up Thursday during a court hearing for a man charged with killing him and shouted, ''How could you have murdered my son?''Wearing a...

The moment was everything Los Angeles Lakers fans could have hoped for as the "Superman" theme song blared when Shaquille O'Neal's retired No. 34 was unveiled in the Staples Center rafters Tuesday night. But the jersey that the number was printed on was far from perfect. The team mistakenly put...

AP Sports WriterMagic Johnson abruptly resigns as Lakers' presidentBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Magic Johnson abruptly quit as the Los Angeles Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing his desire to return to the simpler life he enjoyed as a wealthy businessman and beloved former player before...

Thunder center Steven Adams out vs. Heat with injured kneeOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Thunder center Steven Adams will miss Friday's game against the Miami Heat.Adams left Wednesday's game against the Toronto Raptors with a right knee contusion. He is averaging 11.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.Nerlens...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Jimmy Butler going to 76ers from MinnesotaBy DAN GELSTONJimmy Butler has his wish: He's out of Minnesota.And just like that, Philadelphia has a new Big Three - one that could make serious noise in the Eastern Conference.A person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday...

Associated PressKobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crashBy STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG and BERNARD CONDONCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message...

AP Basketball WriterDe'Aaron Fox withdraws from USA Basketball's World Cup plansBy TIM REYNOLDSLOS ANGELES (AP) De'Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings has made the surprise decision to withdraw from USA Basketball's national team, meaning the Americans now have 13 candidates for the 12-man World Cup roster.Fox told USA...

AP Sports WriterRockets focused on basketball after fallout from GM's tweetBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The Rockets are back home in Houston, looking to leave behind the distractions from their trip to Asia.Their two games in Japan were overshadowed by the aftermath of a tweet by general manager Daryl...

NBA players' trial resumes with testimony of man attackedBy Associated PressPHOENIX (AP) Testimony at the aggravated assault trial of NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris has resumed with the testimony of a man the brothers are accused of beating.Erik Hood testified Tuesday that his relationship with the brothers...